Teresa’s reliance on mystical visions places her at the center of the Catholic mystical tradition. It makes her a practitioner of ‘mystical theology’, rather than ‘speculative theology’. The former is characterized by a strengthening of the will to pursue a loving relationship with God, while the latter is characterized by discursive intellectual activity that results in theoretical or metaphysical knowledge (Tyler 2011, 78-79). ~ ECC, Zachary Agoff (University of Pennsylvenia)
In connection with the session “Women in Theology” at the Libori Summer School 2026, we would like to draw attention to one of the Center’s central research projects: the Encyclopedia of Concise Concepts by Women Philosophers (ECC).
The ECC is a collaborative, international project that responds to a significant gap in the history of philosophy: while many encyclopedias are organised by thinkers, schools, or disciplines, there has been no comprehensive resource dedicated specifically to the concepts developed by women philosophers.
The aim of the ECC is therefore methodologically precise: leading scholars are invited to present, in a concise format (100–300 words), a specific philosophical concept as developed by a woman philosopher, accompanied by a focused bibliography. In this way, the project combines accessibility with scholarly rigor. Further information: https://ecc.historyofwomenphilosophers.org/#hwps
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